Photographic camera



Feb.fll, 1941. w. ssn-'ERT PHOTOGRAPHICCANERA Filed Dec. 1, 1959 l Ilz l [1I/A Patented Feb. 11, 1941 UNITED STATES 2,231,094 rno'roGnAPmc CAMERA Werner Seifert, Dresden, Germany, assigner .to

Zeiss Ikon Aktiengesellschaft, Dresden, Germany Application December 1, 1939, Serial No. 307,045 In Germany Dctober 8, 1938 6 Claims.

is mountedv in rear of the objective, there is' danger that due to light leaks the lm may be affected whenever the blades of the shutter do not close completely or fail to overlap Sulliciently. This danger is greater the closer the blades of the shutter are arranged to the plane of the illm, a condition which exists particularly in the modern miniature cameras which employ lenses of short focal length and relatively large apertures.`

It is now the principal object of the invention to overcome this disadvantage, by providing a light guard or hlm protector directly to the rear of the customary shutter, this guard intercepting the passage of the light rays. The guard may comprise a light obstructing slide, a pivotally mounted plate or a plurality of additional coperating shutter blades.

Another object of the invention is to opera.- tively connect the light guard with the shutter release device in such manner that an instant pri'or to the release of the shutter, the guard member obstructing the passage of the light is lifted.

Still another object of the invention is to pro-k vide meansior holding the light guard in its inoperative position until the shutter has completed its exposure movement, whereupon said holding means is released by an additional member under control of the shutter.

Other objects of the invention will be apparent or will be specically pointed out in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawing, but the invention is not limited to the embodiment herein described, as various forms may be adopted within the scope of the claims.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 illustrates a. rear elevation view of a rolliilm camera. having a portion of its rear wall removed, so as to show a device of the present invention with the shutter inv closed position, and

Fig. 2 is a similar view as Fig. 1, except that the parts are illustrated in a different position, namely when the shutter has been released and is in open position.

In Athe drawing, the casing of the rolllm camera is designated with I, and the shutter,

which is mounted directly 4in rear ofthe photO- graphic objective, with 2. A portion of lthe photographic objective is visible in Fig. 2 at I3. Avertically slidable shutter release rod 3 exrn tends through the top Wall 4 of the camera casing I and has at its upper end a knob 5 so as to be readily accessible for operation. A collar E on the rod 3 actuates the shutter release lever I pvoted between its ends at 8 when the rod 3 is pushed downwardly against the tension of a spring Il which returns the rod 3 to its initial position illustrated in Fig. 1.

In accordance with the invention, a light guard in the :shape of a pear-shaped plate I0 is pivotally mounted on a. pin II within the camera casing, directly behind the shutter. 2, so as to prevent any light which may leak through the shutter blades 2a from reaching the film. A spring I2 attached with one end to the plate I0 and with the other end to the casing I normally maintains the plate IIJ in its operative position shown in Fig. 1. In this position a lateral extension I4 of the plate II] engages a second collar I5 on the shutter release rod 3.

The arrangement of the two collars 6 and i5 on the rod 3 is such, that upon an actuation of the rod 3 by depressing the knob 5, the plate l0 will first be actuated to swing about its pivot pin II away from its position behind the shatter 2 and then the collar 6 engages the lever '1 to effect a release of the shutter 2.

When the plate HI moves toward its inoperative position illustrated in Fig. 2, it engagesa pawl I6 pivotally supported between its ends in the camera casing at I1 and rocks this pawl I6 against the tension of a spring 2li in clockwise direction until the pawl I6 engages a. notch i8 in the plate ID (Fig. 2). In this inoperative position the plate IIIy is locked and cannot return to its operative position behind the shutter until the pawl I6 is disengaged from the notch I8 inthe plate I0. The shutter release rod `3, however, returns immediately upon release into its initial position due to the action of the spring 9.

The release of the pawl I6 from its locking position takes place automatically as soon as the shutter 2 has completed its exposure movement. When the shutter 2 performs its exposure movement a radial projection 22 on a movablepart 'of the shutter is moved against a pin 23 on the tail end of the pawl I6 and rocks the latter clockwise about its pivot I1, thereby lifting the front end of` the pawl' I6 out of the notch I8.- The spring I2 `returns now the plate I II immediately into its Initial operative position In rear of the shutter 2 as shown in Fig. 1.

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"mien the shutter il is again tensloned for the next exposure, the radial projection 22 returns to its initial position indicated in Fig. 1, the pawl having been returned previously by theospring toits normal position (Fig. l).

claim is:

i. in e, rolliilm camera, the combination of a casing, a photographic objective, a shutter in rear of said ,jective for controlling the exposure of the film, manually operable means for releasing said shutter, a pivotally mounted plate in rear of shutter Within said casing for intercepting light leaking through the shutter when the latter is closed, said plvotally mounted plate being oper by said shutter release means prior to the release of the shutter and being rotated about its pivot into an inoperativeAnon-light intercepting position, for ionizing said pivotally mounted oloto in its inoperative position, and means operated by the shi; releasing said locking means said plate at the and of the exposure, so that said plate returns to its normal. light intercepting position;

2. in a rollhlm camera, the combination of a casing, a photographic objective, a shutter in rear of said objective for controlling the exposure of the film, manually operable means for releasing said shutter, and a pivotally mounted plate in rear oi said shutter Within said casing for intercepting light leaking through the shutter when the latter is closed, said pivotally mounted plate being operated by said shutter release means prior to the release or" the shutter and being rotated about its pivot into an inoperative non-light intereepting position, said pivotally mounted plate being provided with a'notoh on its circumference, a pavJl pivotally mounted in the casing in position to be engaged by the moveinent of said plate toward its inoperative position and adapted to en gage said notch to locls said plate in its inoperative position, and means operated by said shutter at the end oi its exposure movement i'or releasing said paw] so said piste returns to its operative iight intercepting position.

3. .in a rolliiim camera, the combination of a casing, a photographic objective, a shutter in rear oi said objective lfor controlling the exposure of the film, manually operable means for releasing said shutter, and a pivotally mounted plate in rear of said shutter within said casing for intercepting light leaking through the shutter when the latter is closed, said pivotally mounted plate being operated by said shutter release means prior to the release of the shutter and being rotated about its pivot into an inoperative non-light intercepting position, said pivotally mounted plate being provided with a notch on its circumference, and a paw] pivotally mounted in the casing in position to be engaged by the movement of said plate toward its inoperative position and adapted to engage said notch to lock said plate in its noperative position, and means independent of said shutter release means and movable with the shutter when the latter performs its exposure movement for releasing said pawl and permitting said plate to return to its operative 'iight inter'- cepting position after the shutter has completed its exposure movement.'

4. In a photographic camera, the combination of a casing, a shutter, a shutter release bar, a light intercepting element plvotally mounted in the casing to the rear of the shutter, spring means for normally holding said light interceptlng element in its operative position in which it intercents light 'leaking through the shutter when the latter is closed, a projection on said shutter release bar engaging a portion of said light intercepting element for moving said light interceptlng element to non-intercepting position when said shutter release bar is actuated, a locking pawl in the path of the light intercepting element and adapted to be moved thereby to locking position with respect to said intercepting element when it has roamed a non-intercepting position, and means independent of said shutter release bar and movable with. the shutter when the latter performs its exposure movement for releasing said locking pawl from said light intercepting ela1 ment at the end or' the exposure movement, so that the light intercepthig element returns to its operative position. v

5. In a photographic camera, the combination of a casing, a photographic objective, a shutter provided 7.vith a manually operable release member and including a plurality of leaves which nor.- mally are in a position Where they obstruct light passing through .said objective, a pivotalis7 mounted plate in rear oi said shutter for intercepting .light leaking through the shutter leaves when the shutter closed, sprintf means for normally holding said plate in its operative light intercepting position, means on said shutter release member for moving said plate into an inoperative nonu light intercepting position 'when said shutter release member is actuated to release the shutter, said plate seing actuated by said shutter release member in advance of the release of the shutter, a spring-actuated member for locking said plate in its inoperative non-light intercepting position, and means automatically operated by the shutter at the end of its exposure movement for releasing said spring-actuated member from said plate so that the latter return to its operative light intercepting position.

6. in a photographic camera, the combination ci a casing, a photographic objective, a shutter provided with a manually operable release member and including a plurality7 of leaves which norznally are in a position Where they obstruct light passing through said objective, a pivotally mount* ed plate in rear of said shutter for intercept-ing light leaking through the shutter leaves when the shutter is closed, spring means i'or normally holding said plate in its operative light intercepting position, means on said shutter release member for moving said plate into an inoperative nonlight intercepting position when said shutter release member is actuated to release the shutter, said plate having a notch at its circumference and-being actuatedv by said shutter release membenln advance of the release of the shutter, a spring-influenced paw] pivotally supported vbetween its ends and extending with one end into the path of movement of said pivotally mounted plate to be oscillated bythe latter until it engages said notch in said plate in the inoperative position o1 the latter, and a member automatically operated -by the shutter at the end of its exposure movement for engaging the other end of said pawl and to oscillate the pawl in a. manner that the same is lifted out oi'vengagement with said notch in said plate, so that said plate returns to its operative light interceptlng position.

WERNER BEIF'ERT. 

